Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, August 05, 1898, Image 8

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    Bellefonte, Pa., August 5, 1898.
CorresPON DENTS.—NO communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——~Green tea.
——1It costs only 18 cents a day to feed a
soldier of the United States.
——VWilliam E. Tate, of State College,
has been granted a pension of $6 per
month.
——A pension of $25 per month has been
issued to Gibboney F. Horp, of Philips-
burg.
——The state miller’s association is
scheduled to meet here on the 27th and
28th of September.
—=Sheriff Cronister took George Davis, an
insane man from Julian, to the Danville
asylum on Tuesday afternoon.
——The Beech Creek grange will hold
their annual picnic in Kune’s grove, near
Eagleville, on Saturday, August 20th.
———Coburn has a number of typhoid
fever cases. Thomas Hosterman, his wife
and three children and Charles Harter are
all sick with it.
——The new cottage creamery and
cheese factory is about completed and the
machinery is being installed. A car load
of it came to town on Monday.
——The Lutheran congregation of this
place held their annual picnic at Hecla
park on Wednesday. There were one hun-
dred and ten people went down from this
place.
——Fauble’s store on Allegheny street
has been very materially improved by new
paper and arc lights will be substituted
for the gas fixtures that have done service
there so long.
——1In alighting from a train at Lamar,
on Saturday, Mrs. Kreamer, of Millheim,
fell on the station platform and fractured
her leg. She was carried into a nearby
house where a physician reduced the frac-
ture.
——Wallace White, of Axe Maun, who
runs a threshing outfit, recently received a
new engine for his machine, but it was too
heavy for the average township bridge and
he had to send if back and get another one.
Miss Estelle May Stonerode, of
Mileshurg, will be married to Dr. James
W. Lyon, of Jackson, Mich., at noon on
Wednesday, August 10th. The ceremony
will be performed in the Milesburg Presby-
terian church.
—The Philipsburg furniture company
has made an assignment to H. K. Grant of
that place. Though it was expected to be
a big thing when it started off the factory
never came up to expectations, having made
nothing but side boards.
——The various committees for the busi-
ness men’s picnic are hard at work on the
arrangements for the big day on the 18th.
The picnic will he the largest one ever
held and a great time is in store for those
who go to the park on that day.
H. C. Quigley Esq., is organizing a
new company in Bellefonte which is to
represent this place in the National Guard.
A new Guard for the State is to be organiz-
ed and unless Bellefonte gets in now she
won’t be represented at all in the future.
—— While Mrs. Jerre Donovan was bak-
ing, on Tuesday afternoon, the flue of her
home at Axe Mann caught fire and for
awhile it looked as if the house would be
burned, but she called the village bucket
brigade to her aid and the flames were put
out hefore much damage had heen done.
——The ladies Mite society of the
United Evangelical church of Howard, will
hold an ice cream festival in the school
house yard on Saturday evening, Aug. 6th.
A lunch will be served and other refresh-
ments in abundance can be had also. The
public is cordially invited to come and
help a good cause.
The Lock Haven Democrat of Satur-
day, says: ‘‘Attorney C. M. Bower, of
Bellefonte, the Democratic candidate for
superior court judge, was in the city Fri-
day afternoon greeting old friends and mak-
ing new acquaintances. Mr. Bower is head
of one of the prominent law firms of Belle-
fonte, and enjoys an extensive practice. He
isa gentleman who is easy to approach and
his greeting are given with a courtesy
that makes it a pleasure to meet him.”
—Dr. Geo. F. Harris of this place was
recently appointed by Governor Hastings
to be a member of the state board of medi-
cal examiners for applicants for squadron
medical officers. Dis. W. F. Reilly, of
Carlisle, and Dr. R. Armstrong, of Lock
Haven, are the other members of the hoard.
They went to Harrisburg, on Saturday, to
examine Dr. H. A. Arnold, of Ardmore,
who passed satisfactorily and started for
Newport News, where he expected to enter
the service.
—Mr. Bill Ammerman, whom every-
body in Bellefonte knows because of one
escapade or another, was ‘‘done’’ to a turn
in Tyrone on Saturday night. Dressed in
his best bib and tucker and armed with
letters of recommendation that didn’t
recommend, Bill had started for Philadel-
phia to get a job. He stopped all night in
Tyrone and shared his bed at the Penn-
sylvania house with W. Baker, of Altoona.
But when Bill woke Sunday morning his
bed fellow was gone and so were his good
clothes. Baker had vamoosed in Bill's
clothing and had left his own ragged,
dirty, tatters for the Bellefonter to wear on
to Philadelphia.
Le
A FRIGHTFUL STORM IN NITTANY VAL-
LEY.—The mest destructive storm of the
season passed over this seetion last Satur-
day evening and while it was severe
enough for all purposes right here in
Bellefonte its greatest fury seems to have
been spent in Nittany valley. In fact it
swept eastward with ever increasing force.
It rained very hard in Bellefonte, a
number of telephone wires were struck by
lightning and the home of C. C. Shuey, on
High street, was struck ; Mrs. Shuey, hav-
ing been in the act of lowering a window
at the time, was slightly stunned. Down
Nittany valley it played havoc.
While the storm was very heavy at
Clintondale and vicinity there was very
little rain at Mackeyville. The steeple on
the Evangelical church, however, was
blown over. At Loganton the rain fell in
sheets and a great deal of the surface wa-
ter poured into the cellars.
The house of Mrs. Roffe, at Mill Hall,
was struck by lightning, the shock of
which was very preceptibly felt by the in-
mates.
Near Salona the lightning struck the
chimney of Isaac Reish’s dwelling, and
the fiery fluid ran through the rooms and
over the stove. Mrs. Reish was stunned
by the force of the stroke, but soon re-
covered.
From Clintondale to Lamar seventeen
uprooted trees were counted. A large
pine tree was blown across the tracks of the
Central railroad, causing a delay to the
picnic train returning from Hecla of over
an hour. An elm tree on the George J.
Eldred’s estate, that had withstood the
storms for fifty years, was blown over.
The storm’s fury was all spent between
the hours of 6 and 7 in the evening. It
was the most frightful combination of rain,
hail and wind that ever passed over the
valley and its path is marked by a track of
desolation four miles wide—or extending
from Nittany to one mile east of Clintondale.
A perfect swath of trees were felled about
the old Clintondale camp meeting grounds
and scores of fruit trees went down before
the big blow.
Dr. Smith’s orchard is completely ruined.
Lightning struck his house and tore the
slate from one half of the roof, leaving the
rain pour in in torrents and ruining many
of his household goods.
Other buildings struck were the Evan-
gelical church, David Wolf’s house, Adam
Heckman’s farm house, all in or near Clin-
tondale. Jacob Krape’s implement build-
ing blew down and his binder and other
implements were destroyed.
Hail seriously damaged the corn and
tobacco crops on Andy Hunt’s farm. His
loss in these alone will reach $800. Cyrus
Walker’s corn crop is a total loss and many
others have been nearly as unfortunate.
CouNcIL’S REGULAR SESSION.—ALIl but
one of the councilmen were present at the
meeting Monday night and the following
business was transacted.
A petition from the residents of the north
side of east High street was read in which
they asked for repairs to that thoroughfare
and a crossing from Fortney’s office to the
court house. It was referred to the Street
committee with power to make the needed
repairs.
W. H. Musser made complaint of nuis-
ances in front of D. Garman’s property on
east Lamb street and also that residents of
that quarter turn their slops into the sur-
face gutters. The matter was referred to
the Nuisance committee for investigation.
The borough solicitor made a report
against the high constable, charging that
official with neglect of duty in allowing
cows to run at large on the street. Council
took the matter up and demanded that he
either do his duty or resign.
Wm. Hill's request that a boardwalk be
laid in front of A. M. Hoover’s property on
north Water street was referred to the
Street committee.
The request of Mrs. Mary Quinn, of
Logan street, that she be exonerated from
the payment of taxes because she is poor
and ill and unable to make payment of
same, was referred to the Finance com-
mittee.
A badly needed crossing got before coun-
cil through a petition of Linu street folks.
They want a crossing over Locust alley
between the Reynolds and Blanchard
properties and they want it bad. The
crossing is needed there and the Street
committee should act accordingly.
Fire marshall Joseph Wise reported on
the Haag hotel fire that the loss was $2,000,
and the insurance of $1,200, also of the
bursting of several sections of hose.
The Water committee reported the clean-
ing of the reservoir and also that there is a
leak in it that cannot be located. The
pumps are running day and night and
about one million gallons of water are be-
ing consumed daily.
The Market committee reported the col-
lection of $10.20 fees for two weeks.
It was decided to uncover the small
reservoir and build it up to the same height
as the old one and then the question of re-
placing the one inch main on south Spring
street with a large pipe was referred to the
Water committee with power to act.
Bills to the amount of $803.06 were or-
dered paid and council adjourned.
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FARMERS’ INSTITUTE, CENTRE HALL,
AUGUST 11TH.—On account of the farmers
institute and harvest home picnic at Centre
Hall, Thursday, August 11th, 1898, the
Pennsylvania railroad company will sell
excursion tickets from Bellefonte, Coburn
and intermediate stations to Centre Hall
and return, good only on day of issue, at
single fare for the round trip. Special re-
turn trains will be run leaving Centre
Hall at 6:00 p. m. for Coburn and inter-
mediate stations and leaving Centre Hall
at 7:30 p. m. for Bellefonte and interme-
diate stations.
——Insurance adjusters are at work fix-
ing up the losses occasioned by the Mill
Hall fire.
ees
——Robbers broke into Ray’s bakery at
Mill Hall, on Sunday night, and stole two
dollars in money, a silver watch and a lot
of cakes.
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——The Retort fire brick works lately
purchased by Isaac Reese & Sons, of Kit-
taning, are being remantled and will soon
be in operation again.
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Fred Haag, of Curwensville, swallowed
‘‘rough on rats’’ and Paris green in suffi-
ciency to kill himself. He was despond ent
because he had quarreled with his son.
bw
——A freight wreck at McCann’s cross-
ing, on the Tyrone & Clearfield branch, on
Thursday night, piled up twenty-five cars
and several of the trainmen werz injured
by jumping.
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———The Mill Hall citizens who raised a
fund to pay for the site of the new fire
brick works being built in that place had
a surplus of $80, which they voted to re-
turn to the contributors at a pro rata rate.
Cea
-——1It has been estimated that the peach
crop along the South mountain from Ship-
pensburg to the Susquehanna river will be
one-fourth less than it was last year when
40,000 bushels were gathered.
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——Walter L. Main, the circus man
whose outfit was in such a frightful wreck
just above Vail a few years ago, has just
recovered $16,000 from the Oregon Short
Line, on which road his circus train was
wrecked several months ago.
———
The Bellefonte Reformed Sunday
school and congregation joined their breth-
ren from Lock Haven and Nittany valley
in a joint picnic at Hecla park yesterday.
About four hundred people came up from
the lower end and one hundred went down
from here.
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——Honors are falling thick and fast
upon W. G. Hoffer formerly of this county
but now editor of the Lincoln (Kansas)
Sentinel. A few weeks ago he was nomi-
nated for Congress by the Democrats in the
6th district in that State and now he is the
proud father of a fine young son.
BI
——Tyrone has a thing that was damna-
ble enough to steal a suit of clothes from a
ninety year old man up there. The clothes
had been given to the old fellow so that he
would look presentable when he went to
Pittsburg to visit his son and he had worn
tags in order to keep them nice for that
purpose.
The will of the late Rt. Rev. Thomas
McGovern of the Harrisburg diocese of the
Catholic church has been entered for pro-
bate. It was executed May 14th, 1895,
and set aside $1,000 for masses for the re-
pose of his soul, subject to the decision of
the next bishop. One third of his life in-
surance is left to his sister Annie McGovern
and the balance of his property goes to the
next bishop.
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——George W. Barret, a demented man,
was arrested in Tyrone on Monday and he
is thought to be the man who made the
murderous assault on the proprietor of the
Leister house in Huntingdon a few weeks
ago. Barret, when he found out that Mr.
Leister is not dead from the effects of the
bullet wound in his abdomen, confessed to
having shot him. He was barefooted when
picked up by the Tyrone police and the
pair of shoes that were found in the hall of
the Leister house just fitted him.
oe —
——A fine barn on one of the Curtin
farms at Curtin Works was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon.
The tenant, Andrew Glenn, was busy haul-
ing in grain at the time the fire was dis-
covered and as the men were all out in the
fields very little of his stock was saved.
He lost a horse, two cows, some sheep and
pigs and most of his implements with all
of the grain and hay in the barn. As he
had no insurance the loss will fall heavily
upon him. Mr. Curtin had the barn fully
insured. The fire was undoubtedly caused
by spontaneous combustion. The story
that threshers had been at work there that
day is not true.
SEER
——The Democrats of Elk county ac-
complished a rather remarkable step toward
harmony at their convention on Tuesday
by nominating every candidate by acclama-
tion. That they were able to adjust all
their differences, incident to having several
aspirants for the same office, before the
assembly of their convention precluded the
possibility of any bad blood and was a long
stride toward success this fall. The nomi-
nees are: President judge, Hon. C. A.
Mayer, of Lock Haven; State Senator,
Hon. W. H. Hyde ; Assembly, Hon. G. R.
Dixon ; sheriff, J. W. Healy ; coroner, Dr.
Albert Milhaupt, of St. Mary’s ; surveyor,
John Morgan.
RE ——.——
RELEASED ON A WRIT oF HABEAS
Corprus.—John Podolock, Andrew Podo-
lock, Steve Ferrak and Steve Menorik
the four Hungarians who were arrested on
suspicion of having been implicated in the
murder of Steve Potsulsky, were released
by a writ of habeas corpus, on Monday af-
ternoon.
The men had been in jail ever since the
big Hungarian picnic at Snow Shoe on
June 25th when Potsulsky was murdered,
and the attorney decided to make the Com-
monwealth show why they were held.
Accordingly a hearing before judge Love
was secured for Monday afternoon and he
discharged them when he learned that the
Commonwealth had nothing substantial on
which to remand them to jail.
JESSE T. McCLENAHAN A VICTIM OF
THE CUBAN WAR.—Chaplain Henry Linft,
of the Second U. S. cavalry, has notified
the Tussey council Jr. O. U. A. M., No.
515, of Pine Grove Mills, of the death of
one of its members J. T. McClenahan who
died at the hospital camp at Sibony, Cuba,
Sunday, July 17th. av 12 o'clock m. He
was a member of Co. A, 2nd U. S. cavalry,
and is buried with others who died from
wounds received in battle, his grave being
marked by two crossesand a bottle contain-
ing his name, Co. and Reg., at the base of
the cross.
The dead soldier had many associates
about Pine Grove. For several years he
was employed by James G. Fortney on the
Branch. Over two years ago he went
West with the intention of enlisting and
going on the frontier as an Indian fighter.
At Chicago he enlisted in the above com-
mand and his first year in military train-
ing was spent at Fort Scott, Kan. When
troops were called for his regiment was
among the first to enter Cuban soil.
Tussey council No. 515 of which
he was a member, passed proper resolutions
of respect. His father, at Centre Hall, one
brother, Samuel in the West, and Mrs.
Cyrus Snook, of Rock Springs, mourn his
untimely death at the age of 31 years.
The pay of the young soldier would be
due his father by addressing Adj’t. Gen’l.
Corbin, of the U. S. A. Washington, D. C.
C. F. Jerul, of Tenn., a comrade and
brother Mechanic returned the dead sol-
dier’s copy of the Order’s constitution and
had written in it the day and date of his
death.
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FORMERLY WAS A MILLER HERE. —
Joseph Page died at his home, in Linden
Hall, on Tuesday morning, after about two
months illness that ended in blood poison-
ing and his death. Deceased was a miller
by trade and up to the time of his illness
had been employed by Gerberich, Hale &
Co., in this place. He was a son of Reu-
ben Page and was twenty-eight years old
on the 3rd of last March.
The following brothers and sisters sur-
vive him : John, of Rebersburg ; George,
of Eagleville; Joshua, at home; Mrs.
Wireman T. Noll, of Coleville ; Mrs. David
Barlett, of Bellefonte, Mrs. Minnie Stover
and Mrs. Linn Harshbarger, both of Lin-
den Hall.
The funeral took place yesterday after-
noon at 1 o’clock from the church of which
deceased was a member. Interment at Lin-
den Hall.
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DEATH OF MRS. JEssE LucAs.—Mrs.
Jesse G. Lucas, of Snow Shoe, aged 54,
died at her home of heart disease, Monday
night, July 25th, 1898. The deceased had
not been well for more than a year. The
last six weeks of her life being marked
with intense suffering which she bore
calmly and without a murmur. She lived
a truly Christian life, being an example of
kindness, patience and forbearance in all
things. She was a mother in the modest
sense ; rearing a large and highly respected
family of nine children—four sons and five
daughters—who, with her husband mourn
her loss.
Mrs. Dr. Neff, of Jersey Shore, and Mrs.
Wilbur Holt, of Snow Shoe, are her only
married children, Misses Effie and Anna
are worthy teachers in the home schools.
Boyd, employed away from home, Guy,
attending school at Philadelphia. The
others, at home. She was buried the fol-
lowing Wednesday afternoon from the M.
E. church, of which she was a member.
Services were conducted by Revs. Rishel
and Jackson.
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DIED AT STATE COLLEGE.—Last Satur-
day morning Charles J. Rothrock died at
State College, to which place he had gone
to place himself under the treatment of Dr.
W. S. Glenn.
Deceased was 43 years old and had suf-
fered for nine months with diabetes. When
in health he was a contractor and builder
and had many friends in Philipsburg. He
was a son-in-law of William Hess Esq., of
that place, and leaves a widow and one
daughter to mourn his demise.
The remains were taken to Philipsburg
on Saturday afternoon and interment was
made from his late home, on 9th St., on
Monday morning.
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——John Sheats, who was taken to a
Philadelphia hospital some time ago to he
treated for necrosis of the bone, died at his
home at Woodward on Wednesday. De-
ceased was 33 years old and leaves a wife
and two children. Funeral services will
be held in the United Evangelical church at
Woodward to-morrow morning, Rev. J. I.
Lohr officiating.
Se lero ggenanii
ROLAND CURTIN TAKES A HAND IN THE
WAR.—Bellefonte’s young naval represen-
tative jumped into prominence last Wednes-
day by being commissioned to take charge
of the landing party that demanded the sur-
render of Ponce, the largest city in Porto
Rico. He is Roland Curtin, eldest son of
Gen. John I. Curtin, of Linn street, and
was graduated from Annapolis in 1896.
Though only 24 years old he has figured
all through the naval manouvers about
Cuba, having been second in command on
the U. S. S. “Wasp.” The New York Sun
tells the story of the surrender of Ponce,
in which ensign Curtin played such a
prominent part, and it will be published in
full in our next issue.
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—— William Alters, a son of Jacob Al-
ters, of Millheim, who left his home six-
teen years ago, has sailed for Manilla with
Co. H, 1st South Dakota Vols. The note
sent to his father last Saturday apprising
him of his departure was the first time he
had been heard from in years.
-——The Sugar valley camp meeting will
begin on August 10th and last until the
17th.
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——The officers of the grand lodge and
delegates of the various state lodges of the
Sons of St. George were in session in Phil-
ipsburg on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Itis an organization of Eng-
lishmen.
—In our last week’s issue, in men-
tioning the death of Mrs. Lydia Burrell, of
Penn Hall, we stated that the funeral ser-
vices had been held in the Lutheran church.
Such was not the case. They were held in
Heckman’s chapel. In reference to the
death of Mrs. Joseph Smith, of the same
place, we made a slight error in stating
that Rev. A. G. Wolf was of the Evangeli-
cal church. He is a Lutheran and as her
pastor officiated at her funeral.
News Purely Personal.
—Lieut. George L. Jackson will be home from
Chicamauga to-morrow.
—Harry Green spent Sunday among his many
friends over in Philipsburg.
—Mrs, Shortlidge and her daughter, Mrs. John
Walker, have gone to Ashbury Park for a two
week's stay.
—Mrs. J. E. Ward and her two boys, Misses Sa-
die Boalick, Edith Holtz and Hart have been rus-
ticating at Hecla Park for two weeks.
—Miss Elizabeth Cloud, of west Spruce street,
Phila., who had been the guest of Miss Eleanor
Mitchell, went to Cape May, on Monday.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hunter and their boy
“Ben,” left for Cape May yesterday morning,
there to spend several weeks by the sea.
—Miss Sara Malin, of Howard street, left for
Chester county yesterday morning. She intends
spending some time with her grandmother.
—The Misses Shatner, of Philadelphia, who had
spent the fore part of the summer here left the
mountains, on Tuesday, and are now at Cape
May.
—Mrs. K. G. Shutt and her three children are
here from Kane visiting at the home of her
brother Mr. Mitchell I. Gardner, on north Spring
street.
—John M. Dale Esq., went to Pittsburg on
Tuesday morning and his friend, Mr. Grauer,
says “you can make it just as important as you
please.”
—Ad. Fauble left for Philadelphia, Atlantic City
and New York last night. He went East to buy
fall goods for their big clothing store on Alle-
gheny street.
—Mr. and Mrs. Will Speer are expected here
from Pittsburg next week, for a visit with Will's
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Speer, of
West High street.
—Banker, politician, and progressive citizen ©
F. Deininger, of Centre Hall, spent last night in
town. He denied being here to consult with any
of the grand Sachems on things political.
—Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Chambers and their three
children returned from Kennet Square, Chester
county, on Friday evening. They had been on
their regular summer visit to Mrs. Chambers’
home.
—Mrs. M. C. Light and Mrs. Harriet Withers, of
Elgin, Ill, are in town for a several week’s visit
with their sisters, Mrs. Catharine Haupt, of
Thomas street, and Mrs. H. B. Pontius, of Curtin
street.
—Walter Bayard, who is now traveling for a big
drug firm of Baltimore is visiting his parents on
Spring street. Mrs. Bayard is with him and be-
fore returning home will visit her friends at Pot-
ters’ Mills.
—Mrs. Henry Hoy and her daughter, Mrs. Pal-
mer, from Mammoth Springs, Ark., who had
been visiting relatives in this county for some
time, started for their southwestern home on
Wednesday.
—Mrs. Thos. H. Harter and her niece Miss Bess
Harter, journeyed as far as Sunbury with the At-
lantic City excursionists yesterday morning.
They went down to attend the big Lutheran reun-
ion at Island Park, near Sunbury, that day.
—Mrs. James Pierpoint with her three boys,
Tom, William and Reynolds, are here for a
month or so and are stopping with the Misses
Benner. The Pierpoints expect to move to Phila-
delphia after leaving here, Mr. Pierpoint being
employed in that city.
—Miss Myra Holliday returned home, on Tues-
day night, after several month's absence in
Philadelphia, Darby and Atlantic City. The se-
rious illness of her grandmother Wagner made it
necessary for her to conclude a visit that she had
intended should extend over the entire summer.
—F. C. Williams and Bruce Garman spent Tues-
day night in Lock Haven and while there were
initiated into the mysteries of the B. P. O. E.
Charles Cruse accompanied the new Elks to that
city and was in atthe very enjoyable social ses-
sion that followed their initiation. Charles is a
member of the Tyrone lodge.
—DMiss Margaret Sechler, of Linn street, re-
turned to Baltimore Tuesday morning, to con-
tinue her course in John Hopkin’s University
hospital, where she has already spent thirteen
months preparing herself to be a trained nurse.
She was at home three weeks, the first vacation
she has had since entering that institution.
—Miss Edith Cook, the only daughter of John
W. Cook, of Philadelphia, formerly of this place,
stopped off here between trains on Tuesday. She
was a guest at the home of John Ardell, on Linn
street, during the few hours she tarried in her
old home. Miss Cook had been in Chicago on a
month’s visit and was on her way to Sunbury,
where she intended stopping.
—Mrs. Hamill Boal and her family will leave
Bellefonte to-day to start on their journey to Hor-
ton, W. Va,, which is to be their new home. Be-
fore going they will visit friends at Lemont and
Huntingdon, then travel on to join Mr. Boal, who
went down there two weeks ago to accept a posi-
tion on a large lumber operation which the Arm-
strong boys, formerly of Lemont, are managing.
—Among the thirty passengers who started for
Atlantic City yesterday morning on the Pennsy’s
excursion were : Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller and
their son Orvis, Mrs. Jacob Smith and her son
Will, Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Smith, John Bower, W.
Harrison Waiker, William Bottorf, C. C. Shuey
and family, Mrs. J. C. Brachbill, Joseph Lose,
Harry Taylor, W. H. Musser, Jas. I. MeClure and
Samuel Taylor.
—Abe Weber, of Howard, was in town for a few
hours yesterday looking the picture of health
himself and it was with sincere gratification that
we listened to the assurance that he thinks his
father is now on a fair road to recover. Balser
Weber, the merchant prince of Howard, was
stricken with a hemorrhage of the stomach about.
two weeks ago and for awhile his condition was
very precarious, but we are glad to learn that he
is thought to be out of danger now.
—Mrs. Herbert A. Loeb left for New York yes-
terday morning after having spent ten days at the
home of Wm. Grauer, on Spring street, where
she was visiting with Herbert's mother. Mrs.
Loeb was Miss Rose Regenstein, of Chicago, and
is only a bride. She will join Herbert in New
York where he expects to remain a month buy-
ing goods for an immense dry goods store he is
opening in St. Louis, Mo. When he gets the
business started there it is his intention to make
a home for his mother in that city.
A BAp Mix Up. — About the worst
broken up bicycle we have ever seen was
the “Yellow FeHow’’ that Joseph Gessner
carried into Bellefonte on Monday evening.
He had started out for a ride about 6
o'clock and was speeding along the pike
above Valentine's iron works when he met
with the mishap that might have serious-
ly injured him, as well as smashed his
wheel beyond the possibility of repair.
He bad just reached the place where the
Nittany valley R. R. trestle crosses the
pike and, not seeing any one, he kept up
the smart clip he had been running at be-
fore, though he rang his alarm. Just as
he drew near to the crossing, Col. James
Coburn’s carriage came out from under it.
Coburn Rodgers was driving and at the
time was turned about in his seat talking
with the ladies who were with him. He
did not notice the hicycle until it was too
late and Gessner went flying right under
the horses. Fortunately he escaped with
only a few slight bruises, but the wheel
was literally torn to peices. It became
entangled in the carriage and was dragged
quite a distance down the road before it
was knocked loose.
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STAND PRIVILEGES AT BUSINESS MEN'S
PrcN1c.—The passenger department of the
Central railroad of Pa., at Bellefonte, will
receive bids up to noon, August 8h, for
the following exclusive privileges at Hecla
park, on August 18th, the day of the Cen-
tre and Clinton county Business Men’s
Association picnic.
Eating stand, to include two kitchens,
tables and benches.
Dancing pavilion.
Ice cream stand.
Fruit, confections and nuts.
Cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.
Soda water and soft drinks.
Photograph gallery.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids which must be in at or before time
specified. Under no circumstances will
gambling games of any description be al-
lowed on the grounds.
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A RENOVO ELOPEMENT.—Charles Wil-
son and Mrs. Laughlin were arrested in
Pittsburg a few days ago and taken back
to Renovo from which place they had elop-
ed. Wilson was a railroad employee who
had a wife and three children living in
Williamsport, while Mrs. Laughlin left her
husband and five small children behind
her.
Mrs. Wilson says she will treat her hus-
band as a stranger henceforth, but he must
support their children.
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A SHELL FROM THE BROOKLYN.—C. C.
Shuey had quite a curiosity at his store, on
Monday morning, in the shape of a 6 in.
shell off the cruiser Brooklyn. It isa brass
shell, about twelve inches long, two and
one-half inches in diameter and has a cen-
tre fire cap. It was left with Mr. Shuey
by Newton Reber, of Lewistown, who se-
cured the shell at Newport News, where it
had been brought by the U. 8. collier
Cesar.
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PoMONA GRANGE MEETING. — Centre
county Pomona grange will meet in the
hall of Logan grange, at Pleasant Gap, on
Friday, August 19th. Sessions will be
held in the morning at 10:30 and in the
afternoon at 1:30. A good bit of important
business relative to the coming picnic, as
well as an entertaining literary program
will be gone through at this meeting.
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——The Rt. Hon. EL1 TOWNSEND, of
Philipsburg, arrived in town on a bicycle
yesterday on a political hay making tour.
It is not known exactly where he stands
in the ARNOLD-DALE congressional strug-
gle, but the memory of that speech he
made here on April 14th, 1892, leads us to
believe that if he is not with ARNOLD he
will have to eat all he said then. It is
quite likely, however, he will take on the
J. A. D. style of “sawin’ wood” and try-
ing to get there ELI.
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——William Swarmer, an employe of the
Standard scale works, was hurt by being
thrown by a car that was being swung in
onto the scale works siding Wednesday
evening. Swarmer called to the freight
crew that he would take care of the car
and when he undertook to do it he was
thrown and considerably bruised up.
——Frank Alexander, of Millheim, was
kicked by a horse one day last week. It
rendered him unconscious for awhile, but
he soon recovered.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat-—Red .......ciut domnionisstcnesrisiing 61@68
‘¢ —Spring... 60@62
Jorn —Yellow... 37
t —Mixed 33
Flour— Winter, Per Br’l. we 2.15@2.40
«) —Penna, Roller.......................0L 3.25@ 3.50
‘¢ Favorite Bran . 4.40@4.65
Rye Flour Per Brl.... 3.00@
Baled hay—Choice N 11L.00@11.50
7.@7.50
5.00@5.50
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Preyix MiLuina Co.
The - following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, old 70
Red wheat, ne 65
Rye, per bushe 40
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 40
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 40
Oats, per bushel, new 30
Barley, per bushel........ 40
Ground Plaster, per ton... 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel ... pte
Cloverseed, per bushel.....
Bellefonte Produce Markets,
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel... ieniiniiisiinsseesinn 50
Onions rinses oan %
s, per dozen..
iy per pound 7
Country Should 7
Sides... 6
Hams.. 10
Tallow, per pound.. “ 3
Butter, per pounQ. si iinmssssnnnisn 12
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